# Research Reports - Appalachian Regional Commission

- Food Insecurity in the Appalachian Region This report provides a comprehensive assessment of food insecurity dynamics in Appalachia—primarily through analysis of datasets from Feeding America, the American Community Survey (ACS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It highlights the realities, risks, and opportunities related to food insecurity in the region. The report also offers case studies of a range of [&#8230;]The post Food Insecurity in the Appalachian Region appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2023 The coal industry—both in Appalachia and in the United States as a whole—has undergone a severe downturn over the last decade as demand for coal has fallen across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated recession weighed down on coal production even more. With data through 2022, this report details major trends in coal [&#8230;]The post Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2023 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2023 This study analyzes the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It includes data through 2021 and serves as an update to previous ARC reports exploring the same issues.The post Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2023 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Private-Sector Employment in Appalachia These state-level reports offer a glimpse at private-sector employment throughout the Appalachian Region. Each report, focusing on the Appalachian portions of the states, includes employment data for 91 industries, allowing readers to see which industries account for the largest percentages of total employment. The reports also include variables measuring recent growth, as well as regional [&#8230;]The post Private-Sector Employment in Appalachia appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Network Appalachia: Freight, Trade, and Economic Development This research report, commissioned by the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Network Appalachia multimodal transportation advisory group, provides an assessment of the freight network in Appalachia and the global context that surrounds it. This report is an update of the 2010 Network Appalachia:&#160;Access to Global Opportunity report and maps freight network infrastructure in the Region, profiles key [&#8230;]The post Network Appalachia: Freight, Trade, and Economic Development appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey This study examines state- and county-level data for the 13 Appalachian states from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) and from U.S. Census Bureau population estimates on topics including population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and tenure, education, labor force, employment and unemployment, income and poverty, health insurance coverage, disability status, migration patterns, and [&#8230;]The post The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2022 This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It served as an update to ARC reports from&#160;2017 and 2020 looking at the same issues, providing two [&#8230;]The post Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2022 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2022 The coal industry—both in Appalachia and in the United States as a whole—has undergone a severe downturn over the last decade as demand for coal has fallen across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated recession weighed down on coal production even more. This report details major trends in coal production and employment in [&#8230;]The post Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2022 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey This study examines state- and county-level data for the 13 Appalachian states from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) and from U.S. Census Bureau population estimates on topics including population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy and tenure, education, labor force, employment and unemployment, income and poverty, health insurance coverage, disability status, migration patterns, and [&#8230;]The post The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region The Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region report examines agricultural activity and local food systems throughout the Appalachian Region. Based largely on data from the Census of Agriculture, it provides a quantitative overview of activity taking place within Appalachia—how it compares to the United States as a whole, as well as the [&#8230;]The post Agriculture and Local Food Economies in the Appalachian Region appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.